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Retail

Kerala's showdown with the Wal-Mart of India
The Indian state threatens to ban "retail giants." Are low prices "anti-people"? Ask China.
Andrew Leonard Jul 5, 2007
Letting the shoppers win
A luxury-goods department store in lower Manhattan took a beating on Sept. 11. Months later, Maine residents find themselves in Gazzarini Uomo.
By Jennifer Farley Jan 28, 2002
Boo hoo!
Over-the-top design and a burn rate of $120 million in six months force the achingly hip fashion retail site to give up the ghost.
By Lydia Lee May 18, 2000
Condomania enjoys online growth spurt
It started the safe-sex decade by opening the first condom shop. Now 70 percent of its business is online and the company is thinking dot-com.
By Damien Cave Dec 10, 1999
When help in the shop is a flop
Why don't e-commerce sites offer real customer assistance, instead of clogging up bandwidth with cartoon helpers?
By Janelle Brown Nov 12, 1999
Boo to Boo
A much-anticipated site devoted to hipster fashion launches -- complete with some off-putting boo-boos.
By Mark Gimein Nov 5, 1999
Shelve it under unfiction
Requests for books on send, R and taxidermy were the easy questions during my first month at a bookstore info desk.
By Andrea Siegel Aug 3, 1999
Service with an artificial smile
Service with an artificial smile: By Robert Rossney. Supermarket clubs point the way to a future of corporate-mandated friendliness and Stepford clerks.
By Robert Rossney Oct 14, 1998
Getting to know all about you
Getting to know all about you: By Jennifer Vogel. Attention, shoppers -- what you tell supermarket clubs may be used against you.
By Jennifer Vogel Oct 14, 1998
The Surreal Gourmet
The Surreal Gourmet's solution to holiday retail madness: homemade herbed olive oils.
By The Surreal Gourmet Dec 5, 1997
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